Down Under Take Over
Politics Unpacked
Anna Covell
4.1 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 1 June 2023
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Whether it's a love of Kylie, cricket or beer, Australia and Britain have plenty in common when it comes to popular culture - and politics, with a new wave of strategists from down under stirring things up in Westminster.
Patrick Maguire in for Matt Chorley speaks to Senator James McGrath, who worked on Boris Johnson's mayoral campaign, John McTernan, who worked for Labor Prime Minister Julia Gillard, and Kathy Lette, Australian-British author and comedy writer.
Plus: Columnists Manveen Rana and Matthew Parris discuss Boris Johnson's WhatsApps, a campaign against the 'death tax', free speech tsars and why Spain doesn't want to go to the polls in the middle of the summer.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, you're listening to the Times Red Box Politics podcast, still Patrick Maguire in |
| 0:08.5 | for Matt Chauley. |
| 0:09.9 | Today, we're going down under and asking in the week that the office is remade for Australians |
| 0:15.2 | is Britain embarked on its own very long remake of Australian politics. |
| 0:19.8 | What are the influences we're getting from down under? |
| 0:22.4 | We've got an all-star panel we're going to discuss that with, but first it's time for |
| 0:26.1 | the Columnus. |
| 0:30.8 | Manveen Rana and someone called Matthew on Times Radio. |
| 0:37.5 | Yes, it's the Thursday, so I'm joined by Manveen Rana, presenter of the Stories of |
| 0:41.4 | Our Times podcast. |
| 0:42.4 | Morning, Manveen. |
| 0:43.4 | Hello. |
| 0:44.4 | You're joining us from Ireland? |
| 0:46.4 | No, no. |
| 0:47.4 | I am. |
| 0:48.4 | I am. |
| 0:49.4 | I'm in sunny. |
| 0:50.4 | Very sunny. |
| 0:51.4 | Listol in County Kerry this morning. |
| 0:52.4 | I'm very jealous. |
| 0:53.4 | I'm very jealous. |
| 0:54.4 | All together, less sunny, Times Radio Studio, it's Matthew, Paris. |
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